Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-31

No0AGNzs A. T., Ueo, SL--An4 Ef14s-
hoppers are Gevouxing ahe enR6ana ana
Al et1er ysRelallea b the soalhern
pextlen o. tinaioa. Maxieo. Thar we're
nsser known % nppeaE n Hnuh nnm-
neta hefoEe. II many poE1inAs q the
seafs shay nnvs complseely Tuiaed tas
eardsna. 6slds and msadowa and havs
oene great damage 20 fruit trees.
Families me1nslean.
Nzw 0nEEaKs. Dec. 50 Fire tnday
destroyed neafly half ef iha iowa Of
de1ma. Ierrehonno naRiak. Thn lasn
VII exceed eleoo0o. sud 100 families
are hemeless.
Amnanas aha vFhisky Tnx.
RAosEnnNcn. r. I, Dee. so.-Sauatas
Chase apoke hafoRs tha Moman'a OhFin.
lian Iempefanoo ualon ihis evun,na II
favor 81 tka abolition of tie whIaky taN.
eEzuine that Il was inaffao1iea d -.
aiFsint ard insonAistona with pEohihl.
lion Doctrines.
GFoas sasw nrlna.
MILWAUKEE,. Dee. so.--A ssxers MA.
zsfd ~ 10 this afiatnoon esd lonlzht
there has been henvF fall Of aneN, |
witch The heasy Gale has heapsd ia |
great drifts. Tha freight traina hase
been suspended on moes Of the roads /
aDd edoFts are heiDR made 10 kesp tbs /
lines opsn for Tie passenger and mail /
trnirR
Dlviaenas Unchanged.
NV Y0aE, Dea. %. -aEesfinqs Of ths
directors Of The thEes VanderbiIs roads,
which we're held today, were waited
with the greatest interest," more than
any Of directors meeting of the past
two years. u vas expeeled by mnny
shas all she roads il che FandeFbilt eye.
TEN wcald make an increase Ia tho
amounis paid 30 stockholders out offhs Il
quarters earnings, hut the directors
thouRhe Il best 10 retain 90 much oaah Il
- possible ID tbe tieasury. ano 10 In Il
cEease vas mada. The aividends de-
clHred we're 3 per conf. on the Lake
Shore, per cent % The Michigan Gen.
iFal, end ! Y on the Canada sonthaEn.
Assets and MaahaIaaaeu.
NRw Yonx, Dso. So Schedules 81 TIE
assignmant Of William and Harry
Chalmers, dealers IN linens. show iiabil-
tiles Of &l00, ,69a, nominal assets $685..
654, actual assets ele6. .i9l.
Gladstone Hnleryiewea.
Pkxzs. Dee. a0.--The Temps today ,
puhlished en- interview wish 0iadslons
II which the ex premieF described the
Irish land commissioners rent Fedue- .
tion decree ns Tremendous deolaion," !" /.
and said be wna thundsrsiEuak "a the
newa HRaiso said that the Tory cabi-
net. havi6 aiienAled the tenants wouia
nov ALLEVIATE tbs Fsndlords.
Advises from KannIbar.
BRUssREa, Dec. S0.-Ths NonUsment
6eogruphique aays thai AdVIces from
Z4nzibar are TO the eject that the Brit ]
iah East Afriean Association have con
oluded treaty under which The King Of
1snElhaf hsa eeded te the association
foT atty years, soVetsianiy over the ter
FitoFy between Port Wanea, at she
mouth Of the Oumba river, and Vitu. q
distance Of over IS kilometres. This Z
will facilitate the opening Of routes 20
VictoFia Nyanzi, and shows thai Eng
land ts daglroun OF landing q oolony Is
which will extend her inhaance 20 the
suusoe Of the Nile. Ii
Psnaisy fer RFnaFtciae.
HAnnIHnunu. Va, Dec. 8o.--Willlam
Finohnm vas hanosd hera today foR
the brutal murder o. his own brother.
saaering fEsm Famine
CxTxsNsH, Dec. 00.--The inhabitants l
Of Sofa valley are suffering from ibe
4 HM1N8. WgWN8&AA0Ms A1. WtLNI.1U n"NNE
has BEEN sQuailed IN that part Of tic
oonntry.
Ftve Persens sentenced.
DunLm, Dss. 80.-At Newmarkst.
County Cork, today i've persons wsFe /
Sentenced 10 three months impFisOn- !
mens each with hard laboF for attend Z
Ina meeting Of Q suppressed branch
Of the national league.
Masss Favored America. Il
Prr1sBuna, Dec. 30.-Am0ng the New q
Years aanttmemtn 20 be published 20 =
morrow morning By the PittsbnrR Pokks- 0
blaft is the following, contributed By
Andrew Carneaie; "Edifor Of ne Toiks-
hiatt. The old EaKopean continent is
N armed camp. Its millions are train
ing bow best 20 hill each other. The 9
neg American continent is q smiling =
garden. Its millions aEe oultiyn1inR Z
lbs arts OF peaoe. The dynasiies Of the 0
Did world sink deeper and deeper under 9
lhe load of debt. Tue new world ig Z
n despotio EuFepe anarchists and Of. q
hllists abound, ths result Of uniast lass. I
Germs Of thess peFnisionB RE0wths 9
lEanaplaulod 30 oar republic Wiihef and 4
Sic. For these and many other mefeies q
rejoice, for Of ell lands America is The q
most favored" q
Suicide ana Panic. 9
MADnrD, Doe, 80.--DaEing The psr- :,
In the theatsr - CzfthaRsnia. :
! broker occupying one Of the boxee },
mite cartridge. The concusaion txtin- 4
Euishsd al the lights and the audienee =
became psnie stricken, and In the ex- a
100 persons we're more oR les
Ipjnrsd.
salute to be ElFea. Ia
CmcKHRATI. Dec. 81.-A salute Of 800 q
zuna will Be 4rsd, 30 10 Oovinaion and q
100 10 Cincinnai tmmediateig after Q.
dusipG The first hour of the
new yeaF, Tbis is done under ehe an- =
Iploes Of the centennial exposition con- Z
missisn IN celebration Of the event Of q
he csntsnniaI year Of the settlement OF z
he nortkwGsi territory. o
wreck asd Rare. q
Prrfspuna, Dee. 30.-The Comnsycjal ! !
Gazsfts's Oh City special ssys that this
tvsninR Q mixed train on TIE PItlabufa I,
& western railroad, composed q seven :
freight and tso passenger ears. vent :
through the treatls near -. PotersouFgs !
falling thirty feet. Almost inslantiy :
.ts wreck took Gre from che ear stoves =
and 10 . few minnles YES q mass of :
aamea. No loss Of life ia reported, bus : :
sssen passengers we're more o. les IN
jared.
YsunG wife Murdered. 4
GkEynaroH, Dec. s0.-A speaial from q
Rllinesr, Texaa, says tbat John Miller, q
4 wenlthy farmer. attended wedding 2
a a neiehboF's on Wednesday Diahs. 2
- !.
fonnd he y0aoR wife lying dsad IN The
aald near the h0une, with her throat .
sat. WIN. Washington. negro, Who y
snspseied Of ths crime, cannot Be found.
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